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Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 22:01:06 +0300
From: Jerome BENOIT <benoit AT eie DOT gr>
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To: "Javier J." <javierj_es AT yahoo DOT com>, Cygnus <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Re: cygwin and miktex. I need help !
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Bonjour,

the file `latex.fmt' is specific to your operating system.

MikTeX runs well under DOS:
it is a good idea to use the cygwin tetex package
if you want to tex under cygwin.
In view to use the texmf tree distributed by MikTeX try (and modify if 
necessary):
1] install the cygwin tetex package;
2] move the /usr/share/texmf directory to /usr/share/texmf.original
    [ mv /usr/share/texmf /usr/share/texmf.original ]
3] link the MikTeX texmf directory to /usr/share/texmf
    [ ln -s /foo/MikTeX/texmf /usr/share/texmf ]
4] and link the original  web2c directory:
    [ ln -s /usr/share/texmf.original/web2c /usr/share/texmf/web2c ]
5] check that the *.cnf file in the directory /usr/share/texmf/web2c
     are unfrozen (read the cygwin documentation for more information);
6] run mktexlsr

Now it should work:

Let know what happens.

Good texing,
Jerome

Javier J. wrote:
> PhD. Hoenicka, and list
> 
> I want to set up cygwin on Windows 2000. Trying to
> follow M. Hoenicka's excellent tutorial
> (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/hoenicka_markus/ntsgml.html)
> up to chapter 7, my question is how could i profit
> MikTeX and use its texmf tree? 
> 
> I have got a problem when i run latex
> 
> ~# latex textest.tex 
> This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Web2C 7.3.3)
> I can't find the format file `latex.fmt'
> 
> Let me say that my MikTeX works well on Windows.
> Sorry, but I'm a novice.
> 
> Regards,
> Javier
> 
> 
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